Chinese Super League 2011

Chinese Super League 2011
master	Guangzhou Evergrande
Champions League	Guangzhou Evergrande , Beijing Guoan , Liaoning Hongyun , Tianjin Teda
Cup winners	Tianjin Teda
Relegated	Chengdu Blades , Shenzhen Ruby
Teams	16
Games	240
Gates	564  (ø 2.35 per game)
Top scorer	Muriqui ( Guangzhou Evergrande ) (16)
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The Chinese Super League 2011 was the eighth edition of the top Chinese division in men's football. The season started on April 1, 2011 and ended on November 2, 2011.

Guangzhou Evergrande and Chengdu Blades have advanced this season . The defending champion was Shandong Luneng Taishan . Chengdu Blades and Shenzhen Ruby had to relegate at the end of the season .

Participant of the 2011 season

Beijing Guoan Changchun Yatai Chengdu Blades (promoted) Dalian Shide Guangzhou Evergrande (climber) Hangzhou Navel Greentown Henan Construction Jiangsu Sainty

Liaoning Hongyun Nanchang Hengyuan Qingdao Jonoon Shaanxi Renhe Shandong Luneng Taishan (Master) Shanghai Shenhua Shenzhen Ruby Tianjin Teda

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Guangzhou Evergrande (N)	30th	20th	8th	2	067:230	+44	68
2.	Beijing Guoan	30th	14th	11	5	049:210	+28	53
3.	Liaoning Hongyun	30th	14th	8th	8th	038:230	+15	50
4th	Jiangsu Sainty	30th	14th	5	11	043:280	+15	47
5.	Shandong Luneng Taishan (M)	30th	13	8th	9	037:310	+6	47
6th	Qingdao Jonoon	30th	12	9	9	037:330	+4	45
7th	Changchun Yatai	30th	11	12	7th	033:310	+2	45
8th.	Hangzhou Navel Greentown	30th	10	9	11	028:320	−4	39
9.	Shaanxi Renhe	30th	10	8th	12	034:410	−7	38
10.	Tianjin Teda	30th	8th	13	9	037:410	−4	37
11.	Shanghai Shenhua	30th	11	4th	15th	031:410	−10	37
12.	Henan Construction	30th	7th	11	12	029:350	−6	32
13.	Dalian Shide	30th	7th	11	12	027:430	−16	32
14th	Nanchang Hengyuan	30th	8th	5	17th	020:410	−21	29
15th	Chengdu Blades (N)	30th	5	12	13	027:470	−20	27
16.	Shenzhen Ruby	30th	5	8th	17th	027:530	−26	23

	Chinese champion and participation in the AFC Champions League 2012 : Guangzhou Evergrande
	Participation in the AFC Champions League 2012: Beijing Guoan, Tianjin Teda
	Participation in the third qualifying round for the AFC Champions League: Liaoning Hongyun
	Relegation to China League One 2012 : Chengdu Blades, Shenzhen Ruby
(M)	Acting Master : Shandong Luneng Taishan
(P)	Reigning cup winner: 2010 not played
(N)	Last season's newcomers: Guangzhou Evergrande, Chengdu Blades

List of goalscorers

Pl.	player	team	Gates
01.	Muriqui	Guangzhou Evergrande	16
02.	Leandro Netto	Henan Construction	14th
03.	Cristian Dănălache	Jiangsu Sainty	13
04th	Yu Hanchao	Liaoning Hongyun	12
	Luis Salmerón	Shanghai Shenhua
06th	Joel Griffiths	Beijing Guoan	11
	Gao Lin	Guangzhou Evergrande
	Aleksandar Jevtić	Jiangsu Sainty

Awards

• Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year : Muriqui (Guangzhou Evergrande) 
• Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Song Wenjie (Qingdao Jonoon) 
• Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Muriqui (Guangzhou Evergrande) 
• Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Ma Lin (Liaoning Whowin) 

Web links

• Table and game days on rsssf.com
• Results and table on kicker.de
• The 2011 Chinese Super League on scoresway.com